Cluster Golden Pippin
AppleCluster Golden Pippin
Origin and History
An old variety. Also known as Cluster Pippin, Twin Cluster Pippin, or Thickset.
Tree Characteristics
Hardy, slender grower with good bearing capacity. Notably, the tree produces its fruit in clusters, and characteristically bears two fruits united or grown together on the same stem.
Fruit Description
Size and Form: Small, round, distinctly flattened.
Color and Surface: Yellow ground with orange coloration in the sun. Patches of gray russet present on the skin.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, firm, crisp texture. Flavor is subacid with a pronounced perfume.
Season and Storage
November to March — the fruit stores through the winter months.
Source: Description adapted from A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900 edition), citing Hogg.
Book Sources
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Cluster Golden Pippin. Cluster Pippin. Twin Cluster Pippin. Thickset. An old variety. A hardy tree, slender grower, good bearer, producing its fruit in clusters, and often with two fruits united or grown together. Fruit small, round, flattened, yellow, with orange in the sun, and patches of gray russet. Flesh yellowish, firm, crisp, subacid perfumed. November to March. (Hogg.)